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Shannon Taylor, White Mountain Apache and Navajo, resides on the ancestral lands of her mother’s people, Dzil Ligaii Saan N’dee (White Mountain Apache), in northeastern Arizona, which has a diverse ecosystem consisting of desert, woodlands, mixed conifer pine and spruce forests. The White Mountain Apache lands have a diverse habitat for a wide range of wildlife, including endangered species such as the Mexican grey wolf, Mexican spotted owl, Apache trout, and the loach minnow. She is a first-generation and non-traditional student in her family. Shannon is currently a junior pursuing her Bachelor of Science degree in Geographic Information Systems Technology (GIST) and a minor in Environmental Science from the University of Arizona.

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